A study on the territorial dimension and efficiency of public spending: evidence from Portugal/ Um estudo sobre a dimensao territorial e eficiencia de gastos publicos: evidencias de Portugal

• Published in: GeSec : Revista de Gestão e Secretariado Vol. 14; no. 10; p. 17505
• Main Authors: Neto, Luiz Medeiros de Araujo, Marciniuk, Fernanda Ledo, Serrano, Andre Luiz Marques, Maduro-Abreu, Alexandre, Mendes, Nara Cristina Ferreira, Pena, Carlos Rosano, Ferreira, Lucas Oliveira Gomes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Sindicato das Secretarias e Secretarios do Estado de Sao Paulo 01-10-2023
• Subjects: Analysis; Management science; Public finance; Public sector
• ISSN: 2178-9010; 2178-9010
• DOI: 10.7769/gesec.v14i10.2948

With the financial crisis in Europe, it is well known that the eurozone is among the regions that stand out as being most affected, mainly Portugal, Italy, Spain and Greece. In Portugal, the financial crisis has generated enormous concern about the efficiency of public spending, not only by the government, but by society as a whole. In this way, an understanding of efficiency in public management is indispensable. It is known that several elements can, in a combined way, determine the efficiency of entities, including public ones. This article seeks to examine the relationship that may exist between the municipal dimension and efficiency in public management in Portugal. To this end, a dimension indicator was constructed, after the values found in these indicators were related to the efficiencies measured by the work of Araujo Neto et al (2013). The research is justified given the importance of finding out about ways of encouraging public policies that improve efficiency in the public sector.